Emefiele to appear in court today, as senior advocate claims $53m over Paris Club refunds
the Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, to appear today (Wednesday) over a $53 million judgment debt arising from the Paris Club refunds.
The suit, filed before Justice Inyang Ekwo, arose over an alleged $70 million judgment against Linas over the lawyer’s services in the Paris Club refund, which Emefiele was said to have released only $17 million, leaving an outstanding $53 million.
In an application for garnishee made on October 20, 2022, Justice Ekwo ordered Emefiele to appear on January 18 as the hearing date for the matter.
The order followed the application by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joe Agi, against Linas International Ltd, the Minister of Finance and the CBN through his lawyers, Isaac Ekpa and Chinonso Obasi.
In the application, he is seeking an order directing the Inspector General of Police to arrest Emefiele and bring him to court alongside his lawyers: Damian Dodo, Audu Anuga, all Senior Advocates of Nigeria, and Ginika Ezeoke, Jessica Iyoke, Abdullahi Afolayan and Olayemi Afolayan.
The court had on January 23, 2020, ruled that Emefiele must appear “to be examined on oath touching the means you have or have had, since the date of the said garnishee order absolute, to pay the balance of $53 million now due and payable under the said garnishee order absolute and also show cause why you should not be committed to prison for default in payment of the said sum.”
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